Ontario has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 94°F and Jan lows near 20°F, and about 10 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $173k.
Explore Ontario on the mapTempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (11 in vs 10 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (9.1 in vs 10 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Ontario, not the plateau setting of Ontario, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (10 in vs 10 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Ontario, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F cooler, winter nights 8°F milder.
Rain & snow24% less rain and snow (7.7 in vs 10 in), spread through the year, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance, not the plateau setting of Ontario, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 5°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (12 in vs 10 in), spread through the year, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), not the plateau setting of Ontario, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snow18% less rain and snow (8.3 in vs 10 in), spread through the year, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35° | 20° | 1.2 |
| Feb | 44° | 23° | 0.8 |
| Mar | 56° | 30° | 1.0 |
| Apr | 65° | 36° | 0.8 |
| May | 74° | 44° | 1.3 |
| Jun | 84° | 52° | 0.7 |
| Jul | 94° | 58° | 0.3 |
| Aug | 92° | 55° | 0.2 |
| Sep | 81° | 45° | 0.4 |
| Oct | 66° | 34° | 0.6 |
| Nov | 48° | 26° | 1.1 |
| Dec | 36° | 20° | 1.7 |